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Event Comment: Benefit Miss Norsa. Tickets at her Lodgings, Nassau Street, near Gerrard Street. Receipts: money #12 14s. 6d.; tickets #101 9s. London Daily Post and General Advertiser, 29 April: We hear Mr Handel has compos'd a new Opera, on the Occasion of his Royal Highness's Marriage to the Prince[S] of Saxe Gotha, and as the Wedding was solemnized sooner than was expected, great Numbers of Artificers, as Carpenters, Painters, Engineers, &c. are employed to forward the same

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Performance Comment: Hoyden-Miss Norsa; Foppington-A. Hallam; Loveless-Ryan; Worthy-Delane; Berinthia-Mrs Horton; Amanda-Mrs Hallam; Sir Tunbelly-Mullart; Young Fashion-Walker; Coupler-Hippisley; Surgeon-James; Lory-Chapman; Nurse-Mrs Mullart .
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Role: Amanda Actor: Mrs Hallam

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Dance: Two Pierrots by Lalauze and Nivelon. The Peasants by Lalauze, Mlle D'Hervigni, &c. Sailors (from orestes) by Glover, Tench, Desse, Delagarde, Livier, Richardson

Event Comment: The hay advertised for 30 May and later two plays which never got staged: Macheath turn'd Pyrate; or, Polly in India. An Opera. Very much taken, if not improv'd from the famous Sequel of the late celebrated Mr Gay. With a New Prologue, proper to the Occasion. And after the Run of that, the Town will be entertain'd with a new Farce of two Acts, call'd The King and Titi; or, The Medlars. Taken from the History of Prince Titi, Originally written in French, and lately translated into English

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Event Comment: Each theatre received #250 from the Prince of Wales as a subsidy. See Deutsch, Handel, p. 439

Performances

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Never Acted before. [By George Lillo.] Alter'd from Pericles Prince of Tyre. By the Author of George Barnwell

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Marina

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Countess

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Alter'd from Pericles Prince of Tyre, By the Author of George Barnwell

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Mainpiece Title: Marina

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Countess

Event Comment: By Command of His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Farquhar. Receipts: #161 8s. (Account Book); #200 (Rylands MS.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: The What D'ye Call it

Dance: As17401027

Event Comment: By Command of His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Afterpiece Title: Robin Goodfellow

Performance Comment: As17401015, but Ballet of Shepherds and Shepherdesses-Muilment, Mlle Chateauneuf.

Dance: II: Le Tambourine-Mlle Chateauneuf; III: Maltere, Mlle Maltere; V: Comic Ballet-Muilment, Essex, Mlle Chateauneuf

Event Comment: By Command of His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Shipwreck'd

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Woodward; Sea God-Desse; Trytons-Leviez, Carney, Nivelon, LaPierre; Pantaloon-Winston; Colombine-Miss Mann; Peasants-Weeks, Carney, Leigh, Mrs Penkethman, Miss Woodman, Miss Story; Clown-Macklin; with Ballet of Shepherds and Shepherdesses-Muilment, Mlle Chateauneuf.

Dance: III: Comic Ballet-Muilment, Essex, Mlle Chateauneuf; IV: Grand Ballet-Maltere, Mlle Maltere

Event Comment: By Command of His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales. Receipts: #125 (Account Book); #120 (Rylands MS.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Cast
Role: Standard Actor: Bridgwater

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantley

Dance: As17401121; Also M Mechel, Mlle Mechel

Event Comment: By Command of His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales. Benefit the Brave and Unfortunate Crew, belonging to Captain Peddie...[and] the Widow of the Boatswain killed in the Engagement

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Performance Comment: Prospero-Berry; Caliban-Johnson; Trincalo-Macklin; Ferdinand-Ridout; Stephano-Shepard; Ventoso-Woodward; Mustachio-Ray; Alonzo-Winstone; Antonio-Turbutt; Gonzalo-Woodburn; Sycorax-Taswell; Ariel-Miss Cole; Hippolito-Mrs Mills; Miranda-Mrs Walter; Dorinda-Mrs Clive; Infernal Spirit-Savage; Neptune-Savage; Milcha-Mrs Arne; Amphitrite-Mrs Arne; in which will be sung two additional new Songs by Mr Arne. in which will be sung two additional new Songs by Mr Arne.
Cast
Role: Ferdinand Actor: Ridout
Role: Miranda Actor: Mrs Walter

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Song: V: Lowe, During which the whole Crew will appear and return their humble Thanks to the Generous Audience

Event Comment: By Command of His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Dance: I: Les Jardiniers Suedois, as17401201; III: A new Comic Ballet-Muilment, Essex, Mlle Chateauneuf; V: Le Boufon-Fausan, Mlle Fausan

Event Comment: By Command of his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hymen

Event Comment: By Command of his Royal Higness the Prince of Wales. Afterpiece: A Masque of Musick. Receipts: #69 18s. (Account Book); #100 (Rylands MS.). Rylands MS.: Mrs Barbier sung (hiss'd)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Lasses

Afterpiece Title: Pan and Syrinx

Dance: HHarlequin Dance-Mechel, Mlle Mechel

Event Comment: By Command of His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Pilgrim

Dance: II: The Lunaticks, as17401213

Event Comment: By Command of his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales. Written by Shakespear

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Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Cast
Role: Orlando Actor: Milward

Dance: I: Grand Ballet of Shepherds and Shepherdesses-Muilment, Mlle Chateauneuf; II:Le Chasse de Dian (a new Grand Serious Ballet)- Diane a la Chasse-Fausan, Signora Fausan, Muilment, Mlle Chateauneuf; V: Les Jardiniers Suedois-Fausan, Signora Fausan, Muilment, Mlle Chateauneuf

Event Comment: By Command of his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales. Receipts: #110 12s. (Account Book); #100 (Rylands MS.)

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Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker Of Deal

Dance: TTyrolean Dance, as17401230; Peasant Dance-Mechell, Mlle Mechell; Satyrs and Nymphs-Desnoyer, Haughton, Signora Barberini

Event Comment: By Command of His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Pilgrim

Dance: I: La Tambourine-Mlle Chateauneuf; II: Grand Serious Ballet-Maltere, Mlle Maltere; In IV: The Lunaticks, as17401213; V: Les Jardiniers Suedois, as17410102

Event Comment: By Command of His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales. Receipts: #171 3s. 6d. (Account Book); #200 (Rylands MS.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Dance: As17410112

Event Comment: By Command of His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales. Benefit Fausan. [Tickets at Fausan's Lodgings, Corner of Martlet-Court, Bow Street.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Cast
Role: Scandal Actor: Mills
Role: Trapland Actor: Ray

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: I: Le Boufon-; III: Les Matelotes-; V: Les Sabotiers-Fausan, Signora Fausan

Event Comment: By Command of His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales. Receipts: #142 8s. 6d. (Account Book); #110 (Rylands MS.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace; or, Merlin's Cave

Performance Comment: Endymion-Rochetti; Chasseurs-Rheinhold, Roberts; Nymphs-Miss Burgess, Miss Davis; Diana-Mrs Chambers; Merlin-Leveridge; Jupiter-Lun; Pluto (Punch)-Janno; Neptune (Pantaloon)-Dupre; Pan (Scaramouch)-Richardson; Hercules (Brighella)-Delagarde; Apollo (Mezetin)-Villeneuve; Mars (Leander)-Haughton; Mercury-Salway; Doctor-Bencraft; Doctor's Wife-Mrs Kilby; Pierot-Lalauze (who has not performed upon that theatre these three years).

Dance: Desnoyer, Haughton, Signora Barberini

Event Comment: By Command of their Royal Highnesses Prince George and the Lady Augusta. Benefit Desnoyer. Receipts: money #116 15s. 6d.; seals #105 17s. (Account Book); #230 (Rylands MS.). [According to the Account Book, Desnoyer received a Free Benefit, i.e., no deduction for the nightly charges.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Amorous Widow; Or, The Wanton Wife

Dance: SSerious Dance to Favourite Tunes from the Opera of Lothario-Desnoyer; The Matelots-Mechel, Mlle Mechel; Italian Peasants-Desnoyer, Signora Barberini; By Command, The Comic Dance of the Old Woman-with Pierot in the Basket; Louvre, Minuet-Desnoyer, Signora Barberini

Event Comment: RRylands MS: Old Cibber play'd Brute. [The preceding day's notice started this performance was By Command of his Royal Highness, The Prince of Wales, although no such notice appears in the day's Bill. But the following note is included on the day's bill in the London Daily Post and General Advertiser.] By His Majesty's Command, no persons to be admitted behind the scenes, nor any money to be return'd after the curtain is drawn up. [Fleetwood made an earnest attempt this year to clear the stage for action. All notices up to this day contain the prohibition of members of the audience behind scenes as stated on the bill of 15 Oct. Hereafter the prohibition is enforced by His Majesty's Command.] Receipts: #182

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Wife

Song: I: Bright Author of my Present Flame-Lowe; IV: Non Ch'amarmi a Song of Farinelli's-Mrs Arne

Dance: II: A Pierrot Dance, as17411114; III: The Drunken Peasant, as17411029; V: A Musette, as17411114

Event Comment: By Command of his Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Dance: DDutch Skipper, as17421025; Characters of Dancing, as17421025; Musette-Picq, Sga Domitilla; Grand Ballet, as17421108

Event Comment: We hear his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales has fitted up a Theatre near Cliefden, for a Company of French Comedians, who play there three times a week (Daily Advertiser)

Performances

Event Comment: The New Theatre in the Haymarket will be open'd next Week, for the Summer Season, with the Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark....The Company have several old Plays in Rehearsal which they intend to revive, and entertain the Town with twice a Week. Particular Care will be taken to have the House made cool and commodious

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